The lion is not linguistically or in the hadith called a dog, as in the hadith in which the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, “O Allah, unleash upon him a dog from Your dogs”?
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The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not a dog.
The questioner : Because the hadith in which he said:Sunan al-Bayhaqi 4:1363.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So unleash upon him a lion.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning unleash upon him something greater than what the Messenger invoked, that Allah unleashed upon him what, a predator greater than a dog.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : No, it is not a dog.
The questioner : Because the hadith in which he said:
O Allah, unleash upon him a dog from Your dogs
اللهمّ سلّط عليه كلبا من كلابكThe Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So unleash upon him a lion.
The Shaykh : Yes, meaning unleash upon him something greater than what the Messenger invoked, that Allah unleashed upon him what, a predator greater than a dog.